Term: saturation transfer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05478

Definition:
A term used in nuclear magnetic resonance. When a nucleus is strongly irradiated, its spin population may partly be transferred to another nucleus by an exchange process.

Related Terms:
1) resonance (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05326).
2) nucleus (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04256).
3) magnetization transfer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03692).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1162 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

Citation: 'saturation transfer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05478

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